Mega scream here , my Doctor has just rung and is referring me to a cardio vascular consultant at hospital for my naughty BP which refuses to behave itself . Despite taking Atenolol , Ace Inhibitors , Calcium Channel blockers etc . my latest was 170/90. it has been higher . I am convinced that I get white coat syndrome but admit that it always has been high , even home readings have scared me to death at times . I exercise regularly , eat a very healthy diet , don't drink much alcohol etc . so heaven knows why it is so troublesome . My husband is causing concern at the moment , he sees a cerebrovascular consultant tomorrow as he had a bleed on the brain several months ago , this, coupled with his severe physical disabilities makes me thing the pair of us are long past our best before dates
As a last resort , I am going to look into breathing and relaxation exercises , so if I am missing for a long time , I may well be asleep
Kate, apologies. I don't know much about you, so I could be way off beam here. How are your blood scores doing, and do you carry any weight? I'm not necessarily asking you to answer those questions "aloud", but please read on, for context.
I was completely a symptomatic for everything. I felt very well, but attended my GP for a periodic smear test (as we women do). Because of significant surgery in that general department, the test is always rather painful, but hey ho. It's only every few years, right? Anyway nurse then tells me it's a while since I've had my BP checked, and as they don't see me too often, she'd do it then. Result? Elevated reading - something like 180/100. The numbers are irrelevant; it was high.
No worries she pips up. Could you pop back and we'll check it another day? As "luck" would have it, I was due to attend again a few days later for some vaccination boosters, so it could be done then. On that occasion, the nurse declined to do my BP until,after she'd shot me full of 3 different toxins, despite me suggestion, and was shocked to find my BP elevated again. Cutting to the chase, by the time they checked for a third time, I was well and truly hacked off. Yes, it was also high.
I was sent for bloods to check my kidney function, and referred to see my GP to discuss "options".
Phone call - kidneys fine, but elevated glucose, and subsequent diagnosis of T2. It was agreed all the circumstances were somewhat bizarre, and as I was about to come overseas for a few months a few days later, I could be left to try D&E for my diabetes and that, and my BP could be looked at again when I got back to UK.
I amended my diet, trimmed up and as my bloods came into line, and I lost weight, my BP (which, to be fair was also elevated when I did readings at home), also came back into line. My BO now routinely runs around 105/70. It seems like my body was probably feeling the strain of my diabetes, even though I felt fine.
I have never taken any drugs for my diabetes, or BP, although I do have an ongoing dialogue about my lipid profiling.